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2nd Division

Anfield | Wednesday 1 January 1896 at 14:30 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Manchester City

Starting Lineup

1
Harry Storer
2
Archie Goldie
3
Tom Wilkie
4
John McCartney
5
Joe McQue
6
John Holmes
7
Malcolm McVean
8
Fred Geary
9
George Allan
10
Jimmy Ross (c)
11
Harry Bradshaw

Opposition Lineup

Charlie Williams
James Harper
David Robson
George Mann
Thomas Chapman
Jim McBride
Billy Meredith
Patrick Finnerhan
Sandy Rowan
Robert Hill
Hugh Morris

Notes

  • - Harry Storer makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: John McKenna
Opposition manager: Samuel Ormerod
Referee: Lewis J
Attendance: 20,000
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 111
League game number: 78
Liverpool league position: 1st
Manchester City league position: 3rd
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Manchester City
HT 0–0
Jimmy Ross (1–0)
50'
Malcolm McVean (2–0)
54'
Jimmy Ross (3–0)
85'
89'
Sandy Rowan (3–1)
Full time 3–1